The Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs will take on the NSU University Sharks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Cardinal Gibbons' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matchups.
Cardinal Gibbons is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They breezed by Don Soffer Aventura to the tune of 78-49. Given the Chiefs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Barracuda are ranked 338th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, NSU University had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They took down the Panthers 64-45.
NSU University is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.7 points per game. As for Cardinal Gibbons, their victory bumped their record up to 21-4.
Cardinal Gibbons was able to grind out a solid win over NSU University in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, winning 75-68. Will Cardinal Gibbons repeat their success, or does NSU University have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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